The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-11-12
The Result in Carroll.


the Democrats have carried Carroll. The
victory this year is married by the loss Of
one candidate, result that should moi
have occurred. The Democrats presented
for Sheriff young, active, competent
and honest man for the position. He was
fairly nominated and was entitled to the
vote of every Democrat in the county
Had he received the party vote he would
have been elected by good majority. No
Democrat had good cause to scratch his
name from the ticket, and no Democrat
can assign any good reason for voting fol
his Republican opponent.
Elias B. Arnold has always been good
party Democrat. He has been an excel
lent party worker, and when he failed to
receive nomination two years ago, and
four years ago, he did not so into retire
ment and lose interest in the partys sue
cess. No. he buckled on his armour and
went to battle, and his activity is shown in
the large Democratic majorities that Old
Woolery's adds to overcome the Repubh-
can strongholds. His own neighbors and
citizens of his district gave him a substan-
tial endorsement. In 1879 Woolery's
gave seven majority for the Republican
candidate that has just been elected, but on
Tuesday last that vote was replaced by
ninety majority for Mr.. Arnold. This
fact should forever settle the ISLANDERS set
aloat to injure him in the campaign just
closed.
Many Democrats, too, voted for the Re-
publican nominee for State Senator. 10
Taneytown seventy of the one hundred
and ninety-eight Democrats in the district
cut the Democrat senatorial nominee of
and voted for his opponent. These Dem
ocrats, no doubt, believed that their votes
would not elect him, otherwise they would
have stood by their own candidate.
Nevertheless it is not their fault that he is
not. They deposited ballots for him, and
in doing so voted for Republican for
United States Senator. for a Republican
State Treasurer and Republican Police
Commissioner for Baltimore, and voted
also, for every Republican measure
that would have come before the Senate.
Had Mr. Clabaugh been elected-and
he ran Mr.. Bennett down to 123 majority
he would have cast his ballot in the
Senate for a Republican for State
Treasurer and for Republican for Police
Commissioner of Baltimore; and in 1890
would have voted for Republican fol-
United States Senator. No Democrat who
voted for him wants these places filed by
Republicans, yet in voting for Mr.. Ga
baugh they cast their ballots for such a
result. In striking Mr.. Pipkney j. Ben
nett from their tickets, they cut off good
Democrat, who would have voted for
Democrats for all places to be filed by the
Legislature. and would have aided in all
measures of reform and retrenchment
brought forward by the Democratic party.
1t is not the ADVOCATES province to
find fault with freemen on the discharge of
their duty. Every man has a right to cast
his ballot as he chooses. Parties, how
ever, are a necessity They are checks and
balances against extravaganza and bad
government. They are essential for the
enforcement of policy and principles.
They exist, and can only exist, by sub
hitting to majority rule. Party organiZa-
tiop can only be maintained by adherence
to the regularly nominated ticket. When
Democrat strikes the name of candi-
date from his ticket, he St rikes blow at
party organization, and votes directly in
opposition to his political convictions. 1t
is no excuse for him, TO reason that his
party is in the majority and one vote will
not alter the result. 1t is his duty, as q
party man, to uphold the party by uphold;
ing the ticket by his ballot One rote is
often very important Hayes was seated
10 the White House by one vote, stolen as
it was One rote, it is said, elected mem
Der of Congress in 1912, and that men,
ber's vote carried the declaration of wal
against England.
On Tuesday last the Republicans fought
us harder than for some years. The Dem
ocrats, on the other hand, were not as ac-
tive as usual, and the result is a reduction
of the Democratic majorities. The Demo
Gratis, too, counted too much upon the fact
that they had majority in the county, and
some placed the figures too high. Our
majorities have been larger than we have
been entitled to for several years past, owing
to disorganization on the part of Republi-
cans and active campaign work BY the
Democrats.
Under the circumstances, then, the vic
tory in Carroll is i good one, and every
Democrat can rejoice, and feel assured of
good local government, with low tax rate,
and that the state government will be wise
and wholesome.
The lessons of the campaign will serve
us well in the future. Two years hence.
when local offices viii again have to be
filed, experience will teach US to trust
nothing to majorities, and that to win, our
best efforts will have to be put forward.
The Legislature.